Mass casualty Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

JB Learning: EMT Final Exam.A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should: (Ans - administer 15 g of activated charcoal. A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a ___________ tag during a mass-casualty incident (Ans - yellow An unconsciou...

Mass Casualty Disaster Triage Latest Update Graded A+ Emergent or class I Red tag Urgent or class 2 Yellow tag Non-urgent or class 3 Green tag Expectant or class 4 Black tag Red tag Immediate threat to life; do not delay treatment Yellow tag Major injuries that require treatment; can delay treatment one to two hours. Green tag Minor injuries that do not require immediate treatment, can delay treatment two to four hours, considered the walking wounded. Black tag Expect...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE FORM B REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1) A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent client that has conduct disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the assessment? a) Tell me about your siblings b) Tell me what kind of music you like c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol d) Tell me about your school schedule 2) *A nurse is observing bonding to the clien...

TEST BANK NANCY CAROLINE’S EMERGENCY CARE IN THE STREETS 8TH EDITION BY NANCY L. CAROLINE 4882, 5 , 4836, X 1 EMS Systems 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness 3 Public Health 4 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues 5 Communications 6 Documentation 7 Medical Terminology 8 Anatomy and Physiology 9 Pathophysiology 10 Life Span Development 11 Patient Assessment 12 Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making 13 Principles of Pharmacology 14 Medication Administr...

EMS System - Answer - A network of resources to provide emergency care and transport victims of sudden illness and injury Enhanced 911 System - Answer - Allows caller to be identified by the dispatch system by providing the callers phone numbers and address from which they are calling Seven Levels of EMS training - Answer - 1. Emergency Medical Responder (DOTrans, Basic, Advanced) 2. EMT Basic 3. AEMT (Advanced EMT) 4. Intermediate 85,99 5. EMT Paramedic 6. Critical Care Paramedic...

Test Bank for Davis Advantage for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Making Connections to Practice 2nd Edition by Janice J. Hoffmans - Complete Elaborated and Latest Test Bank. ALL Chapters(1-71)Included and Updated #MedicalSurgicalNursing #ProfessionalFoundations #ClinicalPrinciples #SurgicalExperience #HealthPromotion #ImmuneDisorders #OxygenationDisorders #CirculatoryDisorders #NeurologicalDisorders #EndocrineDisorders #SensorySystemDisorders #IntegumentaryDisorders #MusculoskeletalDisorders #Gast...

Brunner And Suddarths Textbook Of Medical Surgical Nursing 14th Edition: TEST BANK. Chapter 1-74. Q&A with Feedback. 2100 pages. Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Chapter 01: Health Care D elivery and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 3 Chapter 02: Community-Based Nursing Practice 22 Chapter 03: Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making and the Nursing Process 41 Chapter 04: Health Education and Promotion 64 Chapter 05: Adult Test Bank - Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nurs...

What is the allowable cargo load of the LUH-72A in its normal configuration when used for MEDEVAC operations? 2 litter, 1 medic, and 5 ambulatory. What is the primary use for the CH-47 when used during CASEVAC missions? Mass Casualty Evacuation. What is the crew of a LUH- 72A when not being used for MEDEVAC operations? (4)Pilot, Co Pilot, Crew Chief, and In-Flight Medic. What is the total length of the high performance utility hoist? 256ft. When used for CASEVAC o...

MDC4 Final Exam WITH CORRECT ANSWERS What does triaging do? - CORRECT ANSWERS *acts as gatekeeper* helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst - CORRECT ANSWERS highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention (Most ill/severe will get seen first) What is a good model for triaging patients? - CORRECT ANSWERS ABCs Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? - CORRECT ANSWER...

A home health nurse is caring for a child who has Lyme disease. Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take? - Ensure the state health department has been notified. A nurse is caring for a client who has a vented NG tube set to low intermittent suction and has vomited. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first? - Evaluate functioning of the suction device. While performing a routine assessment, a nurse notices fraying onto the electrical cord...